Is long distance countryside biking considered /out/?If so, let's have a thread about it
>>2851891I've never done it but this is absolutely /out/. I saw a lot of people bikepacking when I drove highway 1 for the first time last year.
>>2851891yeah it's /out/ enough to count, but there's probably more bikepackers on /n/
>>2851891120km to 200km in summer is the average cycling enthusiast norm can be done under 10-12 hours at moderate pace and rests, you get to see a lot more than just hiking
>>2851891Even the average person can cover many miles on a bike in a day, it's a great way to get along.But I want to do it the lame way: get a good electric mountain bike and load it up with all my gear, then just roll along at 15mph all day long. I was thinking, you can lift the bike/stuff over fences if necessary too so there's few places you couldn't go.
>>2851891It’s not.Unless it’s autistic screeching about hatchets, shaving grams off your theoretical load outs (but never actually hiking),or retreating off grid from society— it’s not actually /out/ material.
>>2851891>Is long distance countryside biking considered /out/?For more /out then the threads about fishing, tobacco, cars, houses, solar power, rainbow gatherings, downhill skiing, etc
>>2851937>retreating off grid from societyYou forgot to add that we talk about that every day but we don't actually do it.
>>2851949I'm always off grid when not here
>>2851937>retreating off grid from societyAnd bringing the worst of society (aka the internet) with you?
I did a 2,500 mile tour this past summer. It is /out/ material. Here are a few reasons:- I took a lot of advice from ultra light. My base weight was ~20 lbs (+ 20 lb bike)- I believe it’s more /out/ than /n/ the goal of the travel is not to get from A -> B but rather to enjoy the trip. This normally means avoiding cars (ie people).- I didn’t shower for weeks at a time. - I did calorie/water math to figure out how much I had to carry between resupplies.- I camped every nightIt’s pretty similar to hiking - just u can resupply much more often (normally at least once a day) and dont have to carry the weight on ur body. 10/10 would recommend as a /out/ thread
>>2851891What’s some cool places to do it? I only really know that route from Seoul to Busan in Korea and I think there’s a huge lake in Taiwan that has a trail and is supposed to be really pretty too
>>2851891How do you avoid handlebar palsy when riding long distance? I've tried a more ergonomic grips and changing my sitting pose to shift the bulk of my weight backwards, but i can still feel my hands going numb after 1 hour or so(i kinda suspect this mostly has something to do with my overall weight, which unfortunately can't be helped as there's not much room on my bike, so inevitably i'll have to wear some of it on my person)
>>2851949I use areo bars with 50 mm spacers to raise them to make them more ergonomic. Great for taking weight off your wrists if you’re doing long, flat, straight rides. Not so great if u need a lot of control over the bike
>>2852195Use bar ends on flat handlebars I also like plain foam grips on everything because they are soft and insulate the most in cold or wet weather. Don't fall for the ergonomic crap it's going to make it worse since you shift wrist position very often naturally anyway. Plain bar ends and handlebars with foam grips will do the trick. Also the wider the handlebars the better you breathe and more hand position options. I would say I'm 70% on bar ends most of the time similarly how roadies would be mostly using hoods on drops.
>>2852195This specific combo. On-one Mary bars and ergon GP1 grips. I tried many bars, wider, narrower, with more and less sweep, none work as well. It was an expensive realization that I like them better than titanium bars imported from the US.Also get a rack. If you have one, get another rack, or fork bags, or a handlebar bag. On your back is absolutely the worst place to carry cargo.
>>2852195Your bike seat is too high, place your hands different
Where's my fat tyre bros? If you aren't running 29x3 and above then you aren't going /out/. Imagine not being able to ride through rivers, go off the trail, ride on sand. Loser!
>>2852186What was your route for A->B?What was your method with setting up camp? Especially in populated areas?
